preprocessors/directory_cleaner.py

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# Copyright (C) 2002-2021 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
from AthenaCommon import Logging
from ...decorators import timed
import glob
import os
 
 
logger = Logging.logging.getLogger("PowhegControl")
 
 
@timed("directory cleaner")
def directory_cleaner(*args):
    """! Clean up the directory before running.
 
    Remove any existing LHE files to avoid repeated events.
 
    @author James Robinson <james.robinson@cern.ch>
    """
    for LHE_file in glob.glob("*.lhe") + glob.glob("*.ev*ts"):
        logger.warning("Removing existing LHE file: {}".format(LHE_file))
        os.remove(LHE_file)